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Recent content by Jeff Strehlow

  1. J

    Wrapping my head around this...

    Carlita; since you are also interested in Mahayana Buddhism, I'd like to respond from a Mahayana Buddhist's perspective and try to connect it to Christianity. You are interested in knowing who/what you are and interested in knowing who/what God is. Well, you are the enlightened mind. You are...
  2. J

    Why Isn't monotheism the first form of spirituality?

    I'd argue against that point, but this is not the right thread. I'll just say that we BELIEVE that we experience independent objects, but they are not really independent objects.
  3. J

    Buddhism and Atheism?

    Like others have said, Buddhism has some of the Hindu deities and Tibetan Buddhism has added some local deities. To some Buddhists deities are important. Some forms of Buddhism, such as Pure Land, even depend on deities--if you consider Amitaba Buddha a deity. Many Buddhists see Kuan Yin...
  4. J

    Is the Lama Selection Process Legit?

    It has become clear to me that there are neither things nor the "I" associated with the body. These are only mental constructions and the world is really formless. And the Tathagata makes that very clear in the Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra. In that sutra he does speak of an "I", but it's not...
  5. J

    Is the Lama Selection Process Legit?

    You asked for opinions. He gave his opinion. You don't like his opinion, so want him to leave the thread. I guess you don't want any opinion, just certain opinions that are in line with yours.
  6. J

    Dislike and distrust of atheists?

    You seem to be equating secular with atheist, but they don't mean exactly the same thing. For example, I'm not secular since I'm Buddhist, but I'm atheist since I don't believe in gods. However I do believe in secular government, since the government should represent everyone--not only those of...
  7. J

    Nerd math jokes

    I ate some pie.
  8. J

    Nerd math jokes

    Here's one: There are 10 types of people in this world: those who understand binary and those who don't.
  9. J

    Offer it up

    I think that any act one performs with good--spiritually pure--intentions is spiritually beneficial.
  10. J

    Offer it up

    I'm sorry; I don't mean to give the impression that your idea isn't good.
  11. J

    Offer it up

    How about this idea instead? Offer any merit you receive for doing things to all people--or even to all sentient beings. So in effect, you are not spiritually rewarded for doing these things, but all sentient beings are spiritually rewarded. That's what we do in Mahayana Buddhism.
  12. J

    Treason?

    You are completely misreading me. Though I agree with him on some issues, overall I don't like Trump either. No-matter how I feel about Trump, I can still recognize when his adversaries are playing games.
  13. J

    Treason?

    I agree. I don't take most of the politicians in Washington seriously anymore. This is all part of a political game to either contain Trump, so he is limited in what he can do, or to eventually get rid of him.
  14. J

    First cause?

    Yes, all we can really see is transformations. We think of things transforming, but in reality there are no things, just empty transformation.
  15. J

    What is wrong with those people who defame Jesus and Mary?

    And we don't even know that this person is a Muslim. One problem with the Internet is that it's very easy for persons to pretend to be someone they aren't.
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